United States Ninth Circuit

Dismissal of a habeas petition with prejudice was proper based on appellant's waiting four months to file, court's need to manage its docket, and prejudice to government based on risk that witness memories would fade and evidence would become stale.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/09/2001
• Decided 05/23/2002
• Published 05/23/2002

Judges

• Before SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, TROTT and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Verna Wefald, Pasadena, CA, for the petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Ana R. Duarte, Deputy Attorney General, Los Angeles, CA, for the respondents-appellees.